Find Your Stars.
Build Your Team.
The best candidates aren't applying. ORION finds them through targeted outreach, passive talent sourcing, and full qualification. At half the cost of a traditional recruiter.
10%
90-day
$0
Flat fee vs.
20-30% market
Replacement
guarantee
Upfront retainer.
Pay on start date.
THE PROBLEM
The people you need aren't on job boards.
High-growth teams struggle to fill critical roles because the best talent is passive — they're not applying, they're not looking, and they're definitely not scrolling your job post.
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70% of the global workforce isn't actively job hunting
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Inbound applicants bring volume, not the right fit
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Traditional recruiters charge 20–30%of first-year salary — unsustainable at any stage
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You don't have time to run sourcing, outreach, and screening yourself
70%
of the global workforce is passive - not on job boards
20 - 30%
what traditional recruiters charge per placement
"The best candidates aren't applying. We go find them."
Michael Martens, Founder & CEO
ORION TALENT
We hunt for the people you need.
LinkedIn-first. ICP-targeted. Multi-touch. We work your ideal candidate profile the same way a top SDR works a sales territory — systematically, personally, relentlessly.
ORION SOURCING ENGINE
REFERRAL NETWORK
CANDIDATE TALENT POOL
COMMUNITY CHANNELS
RECRUITING PRICING
Half the cost.
Twice the hustle.
Traditional recruiters charge 20–30% of first-year salary.
ORION charges 10% — flat. No retainer. No upfront fees. You pay on start date.
ORION TALENT
Your New Standard
10%
of first-year salary · $7,500 minimum
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Exclusive, dedicated search
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LinkedIn-first passive candidate sourcing
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Pre-screen & qualification included
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90-day replacement guarantee
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Due on start date — zero upfront
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Founder-run. Not handed off to a junior.
TRADITIONAL RECRUITERS
The Old Way
20 - 30%
of first-year salary
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Retainer or upfront fees required
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Handed off to junior associates
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Mostly recycled active candidates
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Replacement guarantees vary or are absent
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High volume, low personalization
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You still do the screening
VS
WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SAVE
ORION 10% vs. market 20-30%
SALARY
ORION (10%)
MARKET (20-30%)
YOU SAVE
$80,000 hire
$8,000
$16,000 - $20,000
$8K - $12K
$120,000 hire
$12,000
$24,000 - $30,000
$12K - $18K
$180,000 hire
$18,000
$36,000 - $45,000
$18K - $27K
REFERRAL FEE PROGRAM
Earn for every great
hire you help us make.
Know someone who's a great candidate? Send them our way. We do the search, vetting, and placement — you get paid when they're hired. Referrals are unlimited.
TIER 1
Under $50K salary
REFERRAL FEE
$500
TIER 2
$50K - $100K salary
REFERRAL FEE
$1,500
TIER 3
$100K - $150K salary
REFERRAL FEE
$2,500
TIER 4
$150K+ salary
REFERRAL FEE
$4,000
01
Refer a candidate
Send us a name via LinkedIn DM or email — that's it.
02
We handle everything
ORION manages the search, vetting, and placement process.
03
You get paid
You get paid when your candidate completes their 90-day period.
No cap on referrals.
Referrers earning $600+ in a calendar year will be asked to complete a W-9. · Submit a referral →
ORION SALES
Also need pipeline?
We've got that too.
The same outbound engine that fills your talent pipeline also fills your sales pipeline. We build and run your LinkedIn outbound — identifying ideal buyers, running personalized sequences 24/7, and booking meetings to your calendar.
HOW IT WORKS
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Prospect ID — Find & qualify ideal buyers from your ICP
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Outreach — Personalized LinkedIn sequences, 24/7
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Message Handling — Replies handled in your voice
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Contact Enrichment — Email, phone & company data in real time
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CRM Sync — Salesforce, HubSpot, or Google Sheets
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Meeting Scheduling — Auto-synced to your calendar
PIPELINE PRICING
Per LinkedIn Account
Executive Profile
$1,000/mo
Per LinkedIn account
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Manage connection requests
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Multi-step follow-up sequences
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Custom targeting by title, industry, location
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Personalization in messaging
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Contact enrichment — email + phone
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CRM auto-create + field sync
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Calendar integration
Dedicated SDR
$1,250/mo
Per LinkedIn account
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Everything in Executive Profile
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Dedicated LinkedIn presence — branded to your business
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Expanded daily outreach capacity
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Test new markets & messaging fast
Start a search.
Fill your pipeline.
No retainers. No long-term contracts. Tell us what you need and we'll get to work.
PROOF
This playbook works.
We've done it
Not theory. ORION is the exact system built and ran at two companies, with real results.
HEALIA HEALTH
Y COMBINATOR W24
"Joined with 1 active customer. Built an aggressive LinkedIn outbound campaign. In 3 short years, Healia grew to 160+ customers — a trajectory that earned a Y Combinator Winter 2024 invitation."
160+
Customers in 3 years, starting from 1
st
YC W24
Y Combinator
cohort accepted
SHARE MOBILITY
$12M SERIES A
"Lost 97% of revenue overnight in COVID. Used LinkedIn outbound to pioneer workforce mobility in manufacturing and logistics — landing Aramark, Chobani, and Perdue Farms."
300%
Revenue growth
post-COVIDst
$12M
Series A raised on
LinkedIn outbound
MEET THE FOUNDER
Michael Martens
FOUNDER & CEO, ORION
20+ years of hands-on executive leadership. As CRO of SHARE Mobility, Michael's LinkedIn-first strategy drove a $12M Series A. At Healia Health, he grew from 1 customer to 160+ and earned a Y Combinator invitation. ORION is that exact playbook — productized and available to you.
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$4M → $45M revenue growth as President
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1 → 160+ customers at Healia Health
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20+ years C-suite & board-level
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$12M Series A fueled by LinkedIn outbound
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Y Combinator W24 cohort
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Founder-operator, not a consultant
Email: michael@theorionstrategy.com